Posts tagged with "Nico Hischier"
Devils Three Candidates for the Calder
October 10th, 2017 A few seasons ago I am not sure there would be many Hockey fans who would believe this. Cursed with poor drafting over the years the New Jersey Devils seemed to not have a ton of youth depth. That is until general manager Ray Shero arrived in 2015. Through smart drafting and some great trading, the GM has found himself to be a fan...
Butcher Boosts Devils Blue Line
October 4th, 2017 It’s not often a team wins a lottery to pick first overall in the NHL Draft and then wins another lottery when they sign a Hobey Baker winner out of college, but that’s exactly what happened this summer for the New Jersey Devils with the additions of forward Nico Hischier and defenseman Will Butcher, respectively, to their...
Devils Final Preseason Observations
October 2nd, 2017 The preseason ended on Wednesday for the New Jersey Devils, as they beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 in D.C. Both teams dressed most of their starting lineups but the Devils still came away with a victory. Even though it was not a regular season game, New Jersey really took it to Washington in the first period and did not let up...
Deep Thoughts with Ben Lovejoy
September 27th, 2017 Any hockey reporter who has had the opportunity to interview defenseman Ben Lovejoy through his nine-year career knows that he is a reporter’s dream. His replies to our questions are not only in-depth, descriptive and honest, but he’s also a loquacious wordsmith with a smooth delivery that just about causes you to pause as you...
Projecting the Devils Final Roster
September 26th, 2017 The New Jersey Devils played two preseason games on Monday night, one against the Ottawa Senators and one against the New York Islanders. They came away with an 8-1 win against the Sens and a 3-0 loss to the Isles. Fortunately, the roster that won mainly consisted of NHL starters while the roster that lost was basically an AHL team with...
Behind the Mask with Scott Wedgewood
September 21st, 2017 Last season at the New Jersey Devils training camp Keith Kinkaid edged out Scott Wedgewood for the backup goaltender job and while he was in the AHL Wedgewood got injured and needed surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder. He pushed himself during the recovery process and was able to rejoin the Albany Devils for the playoffs, but...
